The Dutch cemetery in Bheemunipatnam (Bhimli for short) about 20 km from Vizag. Actually there seem to be as many British graves there as anything else. There used to be a Dutch colonial settlement in Bhimli. It is a sleepy fishing village with a lovely mostly unspoiled beach, if you don’t mind the garish mermaid installations.
Dutch cemetery in Bhimli
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Any idea how far back the stones date to? I dabble in genealogy and love to walk through cemeteries – particularly the old ones and admire the stones. My father’s ancestors came to America from Germany in 1690 and even through the mid-1800’s the headstones are in German. Of course, I took French in school….:o(
Well, since I didn’t check out all the stones, I can’t really say. But there some fairly recent ones, as well, which surprised me a little since the British left India quite a while ago 🙂
Like I said, a lot of them were British rather than Dutch. I’ll look more carefully the next time I go there. And maybe take pictures. A lot were of people who died in their 20s. Sad.